Interest: Seniors
St. Louis NORC Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Successfully Supporting the Healthy Aging of Seniors in their Homes
St. Louis NORC members enter nursing homes at less than half the rate of the national average The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) is commemorating its 10th anniversary…
Purim in Simferopol: Delivering Mischloach Manot and “JDC DNA”
Married for more than 60 years, Gregory and Asia Shur share their life together in a fourth-floor walkup in Simferopol, the Crimean capital of 330,000 people that has been at…
Why I Give: Carl and Fay Simons
The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), a non-sectarian program that supports the healthy aging of adults 65+ in their own homes by providing opportunities for meaningful community involvement…
United Way Allocates More Than $180K to Jewish Federation
The United Way of Greater St. Louis has allocated $180,475 to Jewish Federation of St. Louis for 2014, an increase of $1,000 from 2013. The additional money will partially fund…
St. Louis NORC Volunteer Honored as “Community Quarterback”
Pete Pozefsky of Creve Coeur, a volunteer with Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), was named a finalist for the 2013 Georgia Frontiere Community Quarterback Award….
Thank you to the Carl and Fay Simons Fund…
The St. Louis NORC (an agency of Jewish Federation) is fortunate to have been supported periodically by the Carl and Fay Simons Endowment for Senior Services over the past 10…
Senior Services: To Jews as Jews…and as Jews to All
One possible result of a demographic study is the discovery that we have a large number of what I have called “orphaned seniors:” members of our community whose children live…
Unclaimed Property Older Missourian Education Initiative
Carolyn Epstein was researching the cost of an emergency response system. “I’m getting older and I have a disabled son,” she says. “If I fall, he might not be able…
Federation Gets MO Tax Credits for St. Louis NORC
Donors can get tax benefits by giving to program that aids seniors Jewish Federation has been awarded $152,334 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits from the State of Missouri…
NORC Hits a High Note with Banjos and Brass
Monday, May 2, 7-8:30 pm JCC Staenberg A&E Building Come reminisce to the tunes of the Gay 90s, Roaring 20s and Tin Pan Alley The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement…